Maria Gomez

recent UCLA graduate

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Recent graduate of UCLA's School of Architecture and proponent of the California DREAM Act

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Undocumented workers bring children into this country, and thousands of them grow up to graduate from high school. Now they need help on the next step toward the "American Dream."

Will California Have a DREAM Act of Its Own?

Undocumented workers bring children into this country, and thousands of them grow up to graduate from high school. Now they need help on the next step toward the "American Dream."

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